Flamingos: Life After the Meteorite
2024 Mexican film
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Flamingos: Life After the Meteorite (Spanish: Flamingos: La vida después del meteorito) is a 2024 Mexican documentary film co-written, filmed, co-edited and directed by Lorenzo Hagerman. It is narrated by Julieta Venegas, who tells the story of love, survival, and perseverance of Caribbean flamingos.[1]
Ajo Martín de la Hoz
| Flamingos: Life After the Meteorite | |
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| Spanish | Flamingos: La vida después del meteorito |
| Directed by | Lorenzo Hagerman |
| Written by | Lorenzo Hagerman Ajo Martín de la Hoz |
| Produced by | José Cohen |
| Narrated by | Julieta Venegas |
| Cinematography | Lorenzo Hagerman Gerrit Vyn Eric Liner Tim Laman |
| Edited by | Cetina Geo Lorenzo Hagerman Miguel Labastida Gonzalez |
| Music by | Bryce Dessner |
Production companies | Cactus Film & Video Cornell Lab of Ornithology Estudios Splendor Omnia La Vaca Independiente |
| Distributed by | Pimienta Films |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Narrator
Production
It took 10 years to complete, with the work divided into two years of research, two and a half years of filming, and two years of editing; production was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The film was shot in the Ría Celestún and Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserves and the El Palmar State Reserve.[3]
Release
The film had its world premiere on October 20, 2024, at the 22nd Morelia International Film Festival,[4] then screened on May 23, 2025, at the 51st Seattle International Film Festival,[5] on May 24 at the DocAviv Film Festival,[6] on June 13 at the 2025 Doxumentale.[7] and on October 10 at the 24th Innsbruck Nature Film Festival.[8]
It was released commercially on March 26, 2026, in Mexican theaters.[9]
Accolades
| Award / Festival | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| Innsbruck Nature Film Festival | 12 October 2025 | Special Nature Jury Award | Flamingos: Life After the Meteorite | Won | [10] |